Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders

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April 3rd, 2024

1 hr 14 mins 52 secs

Season 5

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Hillary and Tina cover the Yablonski murders.

Joseph A. "Jock" Yablonski was a labor leader known for his advocacy for miners' rights. BUT he fell victim to a tragic murder that shed light on corruption within the United Mine Workers of America.

Sources
Hillary's Story
CrimeReads
How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever

Forbes
Cillian Murphy Starring In Crime Film About 1960s Mining Murders—What To Know About The True Story Of Joseph Yablonski

HISTORY
Bodies of family killed by United Mine Workers found | January 5, 1970

Library of Congress
Joseph A. Yablonski legal case collection

Observer-Reporter
Fifty years later, the murder of the Yablonskis still resonates

TribLIVE.com
Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago

YOUTUBE
A Murder In The Union: The Assassination of Jock Yablonski

Wikipedia
Joseph Yablonski

Photos
Joseph Yablonski--via Madison.com
W.A. "Tony" Boyle--by Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine
Pittsburgh Press Headline--via PressReader
Claude Vealy--from AP via PennLive
Yablonski Sons at Court--from AP via PennLive

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